Gaza man killed by Israeli fire during border protest
Gaza health officials say a Palestinian man has been killed by Israeli gunfire during a violent protest along the Israeli ...
Tag: Political and civil unrest
India locks down Kashmir after top separatist leader’s death
Indian authorities have cracked down on public movement and imposed a near-total communications blackout in disputed Kashmir after the death ...
Geelani, Kashmir’s staunchest anti-India leader, dies at 92
Syed Ali Geelani, a top separatist leader and one of the severest critics of Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan ...
Leader says Belarus expects big shipment of Russian weapons
The authoritarian leader of Belarus says the country will soon receive a large batch of Russian weapons, including dozens of ...
Israel approves steps to ease Gaza Strip blockade
Israel approved a series of measures easing its blockade of the Gaza Strip, including opening the main commercial crossing with ...
Hong Kong police arrest 4 from university student union
Police say four members of a Hong Kong university student union have been arrested on accusations of advocating terrorism when ...
Thai riot police, anti-gov’t protesters clash in Bangkok
Thai riot police have fired tear gas and sprayed water cannons, as more than 100 anti-government protestors marched on an ...
Protesters attack Polish police after man’s death in custody
Polish protesters have thrown stones, bricks and other objects at a police station in a western Poland town in anger ...
Belarus sees a year of fierce repression after disputed vote
KYIV, Ukraine -- Belarusian authorities long ago removed the makeshift memorial to a protester shot by police at the start ...
Activists form human chain demanding exit from coal mining
About 2,500 people have demonstrated in western Germany for a quick halt to coal mining in the region, where a ...
